黄崖关备考2019年高考英语一轮复习33：夹叙夹议类阅读理解

2021年1月19日发(作者：魏征)


备考
2019
年高考英语一轮复习
33
：夹叙夹议

类阅读理解




一、阅读理解

1.
（
2018?
天津）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
A
、
B< br>、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳

选项。

D
Give yourself a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of
wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it
could be, you'll have no trouble answering these questions.
Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A child's day
is filled with fascination, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural
awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we
are numb(
麻木的）
to new stimulation(
刺激
), new ideas. Relearning the art of
seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires
breaking some bad habits.
The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to
see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was
hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were
going to cross a mountain stream. The students began complaining about how
cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead.
They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all
admitted they'd felt cold water at first.
Another block to awareness is the obsession(
痴迷
) many of us have with
naming things. I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up
in field guides, and said, a
longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing.
The pressures of
encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just
enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit,


to take a moment to see what's around them. I asked them what they'd seen.
a few birds,
Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a
walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander
in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.
(1)
、
According to Paragraph 2, compared with adults, children are more
____________.
A
、
anxious to do wonders B
、
sensitive to others' feelings C
、
likely to develop
unpleasant habits D
、
eager to explore the world around them
(2)
、
What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?
A
、
To avoid jumping to conclusions. B
、
To stop complaining all the time. C
、
To
follow the teacher's advice. D
、
To admit mistakes honestly.
(3)
、
The bird watchers' behavior shows that they __________.
A
、
are very patient in their observation B
、
are really fascinated by nature C
、
care
only about the names of birds D
、
question the accuracy of the field guides
(4)
、
Why do the hikers take no notice of the surroundings during the journey?
A
、
The natural beauty isn't attractive to them. B
、
They focus on arriving at the
camp in time. C
、
The forest in the dark is dangerous for them. D
、
They are keen
to see rare birds at the destination.
(5)
、
In the passage, the author intends to tell us we should __________.
A
、
fill our senses to feel the wonders of the world B
、
get rid of some bad habits in
our daily life C
、
open our mind to new things and ideas D
、
try our best to protect
nature
+
2.
阅读理解

My mom only had one eye. I hated her... she was such an embarrassment. My
mom ran a small shop at a flea market. She collected little weeds and such to
sell... anything for the money we needed she was such an embarrassment. There
was this one day during elementary school.
I remember that it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day
at school... “Your mom only has one eye?!” and they taunted me.

I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my
mom. “Why don’t you just die?” My mom did not respond. I guess I felt a little

bad, but at the same time, it felt good to think that I had said what I’d wanted to

say all this time. Maybe it was because my mom hadn’t punished me, but I didn’t

think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.


That night... I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My
mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. I
hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye. So I told myself that I would
grow up and become successful, because I hated my one-eyed mom and our
desperate poverty.
Then I studied really hard. I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied, and
got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had. Then, I got
married. I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I’m living

happily as a successful man. I like it here because it’s a place that doesn’t remind

me of my mom.
This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came
to see me “What?! Who’s this?!” It was my mother... Still wither one eye. It felt

as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my
mom’s eye.

And I asked her, “Who are you? I don’t know you!!” as if I tried to make that

real. I screamed at her “How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter!

Get out of here now!!” And to this, my mother quietly answered, “oh, I’m so

sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,” and she
disappeared. Thank
goodness... she doesn’t recognize me. I was quite relieved. I told myself that I

wasn’t going to care, or think about this for the rest of my life.

Then a wave of relief came upon me... one day, a letter regarding a school
reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business
trip. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack, that I used to call a house,
just out of curiosity there, I found my mother fallen on the cold ground. She had a
piece of paper in her hand. It was a letter to me.
She wrote:
My son, I think my life has been long enough now. For you... I’m sorry that I

only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were
very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't
stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye… so I gave you mine... I

was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place,
with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. The couple times that
you were angry with me I thought to myself, ‘it’s because he loves me.’ I miss

you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me. So I gave you mine. With all
my love to you! Your mom.
My World Shattered. I hated the person who only lived for me. I cried for My
Mother, I didn’t know of any way that will make up for my worst deeds...

(1)
、
What did the writer's mother do when he was young?
A
、
A cook. B
、
A worker. C
、
A businesswoman D
、
A cleaner.
(2)
、
The writer wished his mom to die, which made his mom
.
A
、
sad B
、
happy C
、
calm D
、
quiet
(3)
、
The writer studied very hard in order to
.
A
、
go to a famous university B
、
become a successful man C
、
live far away from
his mother D
、
make his mother live happily
(4)
、
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A
、
The writer’s mother gave him one of her eyes. B
、
The writer got married after
he had finished school in another city. C
、
The writer’s classmate laughed at him

because of his mother. D
、
The writer’s mother got a wrong address, and couldn’t

find her son.
(5)
、
The writer lived in Seoul happily because
.
A
、
he got a good job here B
、
he had a good wife C
、
the place was beautiful
D
、
the place didn't make him think of his mother
+
3.
阅读理解

We'd arrived at Rockefeller Center station on the D train. As in many of New
York’s underground stations, trains pull in at both sides of the platform. Or rather,

they seem to erupt into the station first on one side, then on the other.
Abruptly, my wife stopped.
“Uh, what’s this?” she said.

I looked over her shoulder. There at our feet lay a young woman of about 20.
She was on her stomach with the top half of her body on the platform, while her
legs hung over the tracks kicking powerlessly.
She was stuck. She had also, clearly, been down on the tracks and discovered
that climbing back up is really hard.
But unlike in our imaginings, this woman was not in panic, expecting her
approaching death by the F train which would be screaming into the station in the
next few minutes, if not seconds.
She was laughing! So was her friend who half-heartedly leant down to assist.
The assistance was somewhat weakened by the fact that the friend was holding
her smartphone. Was she hoping to capture this moment with a picture? Or
composing a text?
It's well known that people's compulsive checking of their phones can be
deadly. Among young people in America, texting is now the number one cause of
car crashes. Maybe it’s also a leading cause of leaving friends to die when they

fall in the river or on to the train tracks.
I stepped forward, leant out as far as I could, got hold of her leg somewhere
near the knee and, together with her finally-engaged friend, dragged the young
woman on to the platform.
And you can guess why she'd been on the tracks. Still laughing, but maybe
chastened (
内疚）
by my look of horror she said, “Thanks. Sorry. My phone fell

down there. ”

While I turned to hold my daughter's hand and head upstairs, the young woman
and her friend walked away. I wonder when she'll be scared.
(1)
、
What was the young woman doing on the edge of the platform?
A
、
Trying to get down on to the train tracks to pick up her phone. B
、
Trying to
get back on to the platform after jumping down. C
、
Desperately waiting for
someone to help her get back her phone. D
、
Posing for her friend to capture a
good picture with her smartphone.
(2)
、
Which of the following did the author think was NOT a cause of the young
woman's dangerous situation?
A
、
The station was too crowded. B
、
She did not realize the danger. C
、
She cared
too much about her phone. D
、
Her company didn't assist her whole-heartedly.
(3)
、
What was the author's worry about people like this young woman?
A
、
They would cause damage to the underground system. B
、
They knew too little
about how to help others as well as themselves. C
、
It would be too late when they
understood how dangerous the situation is. D
、
They would send misleading
information to the public with their smartphones.
+
4.
阅读理解

I now work 40 hours a week at a weather company and I love it Compared to
when I became a mom, I don't feel bad about being away from my three kids.
When I had my first child, I was a busy manager. My husband had a part-time job
and cared for her the rest of the time. Once I became pregnant with my second
kid, I quit my job to focus fully on writing.
At first I felt like I was living the dream. I was a work-from-home mom who
never had to be away from my children. But working from home can end up being
more stressful than working full-time or being a stay- at-home e
you're frequently exhausted between work, keeping house and telling sweet faces
you don't have time to play. Ever tried writing an article with a baby screaming?
It was awful.
I was so stressed that I eventually started taking my kids to 8 day care center a
couple of days a week. The whole reason I worked so hard to be able to write for
a living was to be at home with my kids and here I was taking them to a day care
center.I thought I was a failure then.
Over the past five years of being a freelancer(
自由作家
), I've realized a couple
of things. As I wrote six months ago,
ten hours a day but now she is old enough to ask me to read her a story .Try
telling your kid no, 20 times a day. It's cruel. You end up feeling worse for having
to ignore them.
mental well-being.
Not only that, but I can now show my kids that Mom is important and has a job
at a flashy office building, something they didn't realize when1 sat around in yoga
pants typing on my computer all day long.
(1)
、
The underlined part

A
、
earning a lot of money B
、
working from home C
、
no suffering from stress
D
、
no taking care of her kid
(2)
、
How did the author feel about taking her kids to 8 day care center ?
A
、
Excited B
、
Stressed C
、
Relaxed D
、
Guilty
(3)
、
While working as a freelancer, the author
.
A
、
made a great many friend B
、
was not good at telling stories C
、
felt terrible for
ignoring her kid D
、
left her daughter for a long time
(4)
、
We can infer
that now the author’s kids

.
A
、
understand why their mom works so hard B
、
are much prouder of their mom
C
、
are feeling sad for leaving their mom D
、
realize why their mom is important
+
5.
阅读理解

It could have been any of us, but it happened to be me. I received a brief 18-
months of undivided attention and love as the only child, before three more
appeared. The second was a severe blow. No doubt, learning the need to share
was important, but I had tasted the life of an only child.
Then came years of requests to look after the siblings
（兄弟姐妹）
, being urged
that, You should be setting a better example, “Again and again the others got

away with doing wrong but I didn't. We each played our roles; the second one
who later skipped school to meet boys; the ever so attractive third, the boy who
could do no wrong; and finally the surprise appearance of the fourth, seemed
certain to be spoiled even now. So that left me: the reasonable, quiet one who got
the grades, did the housework and became a chameleon
（变色龙）
—
skilled at
reading a situation and being what was needed.
Then eventually came the chance to be the first to leave and experience life on
the outside, not defined
（定义）
as the eldest. The moment I had waited for. But
now, many years later, being the eldest matters again. It's down to me; it seems, to
take the lead in caring for our parents, AH the time I was made to learn about
sharing; however, when it comes to responsibility, it no longer seems to apply.
The others are too busy, too far away, or too unconcerned. So dutifully I travel
many times across the country for hours to provide care and support. Requests to
my siblings to help out more fall on deaf ears. To me, the dutiful first born, it feels
like the right and only thing to do; to be there for our parents as they were for us.
Sadly, that feeling isn't shared by the second, third or fourth.
(1)
、
How does the author comment on the four children in the second paragraph?
A
、
Angrily and Bitterly. B
、
Angrily and proudly. C
、
Bitterly and humorously.
D
、
Humorously and proudly.
(2)
、
How did the author develop his social skills?
A
、
Through hard work. B
、
With the parents' help. C
、
At the parents' request.
D
、
In practice for effectiveness.
(3)
、
What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to?

A
、
To care for the old. B
、
To help the young. C
、
To live outside alone. D
、
To
travel nationwide.
(4)
、
What can we learn from the text?
A
、
The writer hates to be the eldest. B
、
The writer feels proud of his role. C
、
The
writer is satisfied with his attempt. D
、
The writer is regretful about the siblings.
+
6.
阅读理解

Chinese students' extremely neat handwritten compositions have aroused a
heated debate among Internet users since photos of the compositions and a
teacher's picky remarks were published on Daily Mail Online.
“Can you believe this essay is handwritten? ” Daily Mail Online asked.

The website reported on the compositions that looked like they had been
machine printed and on the teacher's remarks at Hengshui High School in North
China's Hebei Province, one of China's top 100 high schools. The teacher wrote,
“not one stroke (
笔画
) more, not one stroke less” about some compositions that

weren't neatly written.
The story immediately aroused a heated debate among British Internet users
and got 652 comments after it was published on Wednesday. Some British readers
were amazed by the neat handwriting and attributed (
归于
)China's growing
development to this strict teaching method. A reader named Jim said, “This is

another example of why China is rising to the top”, and
his comment gained 72


supports. But some readers thought the too- picky method doesn't make sense in
helping students learn better English and suppresses
（压制）

students' creativity.
Chinese Internet users also expressed different opinions after English
newspapers, a user of China's Twitter like Sina Weibo, posted the story along
with its comments on Weibo on Thursday. Since then, the post has received 1,
479 comments. Sina Weibo user wenjinzetui said, “Beautiful handwriting proves

an ability”, echoing an
old Chinese saying that the style is the man. However,
another Weibo user, honorificabilitus, said, “It's meaningless to pursue that neat

English handwriting, since learning language is for communicating, let alone
English students don't write that neatly
. ”

There are also many Weibo users showing worry about this too-strict teaching
method, as weibo user li-owl-
stop said, “We should reflect the Chinese
-style
education, and it's hard to imagine what would happen if all the schools in China
adopted the
teaching method at Hengshui High School. ”

(1)
、
What can be inferred from the last sentence in the third paragraph?
A
、
The teacher's teaching method was very strict. B
、
The student's handwriting
was too bad. C
、
The teacher was too-picky. D
、
The compositions were not
printed by machine.
(2)
、
As for the Chinese students' extremely neat handwriting, the British Internet
users ________.
A
、
were amazed by it B
、
thought it suppresses students' creativity C
、
had
different views about it D
、
thought it meaningless
(3)
、
What Sina Weibo user wenjinzetui said tells us that ________.
A
、
a person whose handwriting is beautiful must be an able man B
、
one's
handwriting can reflect his or her certain ability in a way C
、
a person whose
handwriting is neat must be beautiful D
、
the saying that the style is the man is out
of date today
(4)
、
According to the weibo user li- owl-stop, what is the Chinese-style education?
A
、
The education using strictest teaching method. B
、
The education stimulating
students' creativity. C
、
The education for all the Chinese people. D
、
The
education like British education.
+
7.
阅读理解

Before we came to Canada in 1951, when I was three, my parents and I spent a
year at refugee camp (
难民营
) in Austria. We had escaped from what was then
called Czechoslovakia. My parents had already lost their livelihood once to the
Nazi. Mummy was freed from the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen and
spent the years after the war trying to find her family, only to discover she was the
only survivor. She met my father in a small town outside Prague. They married


and had me in 1948. When we arrived in Montreal, everything we owned was
contained in an army trunk and a couple of army blankets. Mummy bought an old
sewing machine and some inexpensive materials and using patterns in magazines,
taught herself to sew. Her hands were always going, making something. She
learned English by singing along to the hit song as she worked.
For me, high school was a lonely time. My mother worried that I'd never come
out of my shell so she signed me up for classes at the Montreal Children's
Theatre. That's where I found my voice with her strong faith in me, Mummy had
opened a door. Although she was an educated woman, I never heard my mother
said “This is what I gave up for you.” She was always ther
e for my younger
brother and me. When I sat in the kitchen with her, I felt safe. When she made
soup or sewed a ballet costume for me, it was all a gift, a labor of love. She
wanted to make us happy. For a long time, I had a picture hanging in the kitchen
saying “Put your heart into it.” I grew up with that phrase. Mummy taught that

lesson by example, and it has become my own work ethic(
职业道德
).
(1)
、
What happened to the author's mother before they went to Canada?
A
、
Her family didn't survive from the Nazi. B
、
She worked in the army during the
war. C
、
She married the author's dad in Prague. D
、
Her family stayed in a refugee
camp in Austria.
(2)
、
Why did the mother sign the author up for classes at Montreal Children's
Theatre?
A
、
To satisfy the author's demand. B
、
To rid the author of her loneliness. C
、
To
enable the author to learn to sing. D
、
To develop the author's talent for ballet.
(3)
、
Which can best describe the author's mother?
A
、
Traditional. B
、
Easy-going. C
、
Devoted. D
、
Proud.
(4)
、
What would be the best title for the text?
A
、
Mum's Inspiration B
、
A Special Ballet Costume C
、
The Cruelty of the Nazi
D
、
Mum's Work Ethic
+
8.
阅读理解

I am building a tiny house. Not a dollhouse, but a livable space with bed,
kitchen, storage-everything you'd need to live.
Why did I decide to build a house? I hoped it would give me skills that really
matter in life, such as using tools for construction. And in building the house, I
would understand how much labor goes into a home and truly appreciate what I
am living in.
But this past year, life gave me a heavy hit: My father, one of my best friends
and my tiny house construction partner, died in a traffic accident.
This is where my enthusiasm conics from now: the desire to finish my house
for my father. Because of this decision, I now have some life experiences that
some adults don't have. I can relate not only to people who want to build a house,
but also to people who have lost a parent. And to all of them, I can say that giving
up is not a choice.
Still, without the help of my friends and family. I would probably stop my
project. My friend Luke came to help the week after my father died; he knew I
needed to get my walls up. The guidance from fellow tiny house builders and
their families has been helpful. Putting windows in is no easy. And
installing(
安装
) electricity is not something you do in your dreams. Ten hours of
stabbing (
戳
) your fingers with metal string and getting shocked a couple times is
not ideal.
Sometimes when people get a hard knock, they stay down. I didn't. I didn't only
want to show that anyone can build their own house; I also wanted to show that
when I was handed lemons. I not only made lemonade. I made a delicious lemon
cake.
(1)
、
One reason why the author decided to build a house was to
.
A
、
save some money B
、
learn some life skills C
、
realize her father's dream
D
、
improve her living conditions
(2)
、
After her father's death, the author
.
A
、
lives on her own B
、
decided to give up her plan C
、
still looks at life positively
D
、
has helped many needy families
(3)
、
When doing her construction work, the author
.
A
、
got a lot of help from other people B
、
decided to lower her expectations
C
、
had to leave things unfinished D
、
found it less challenging
(4)
、
The underlined part “gel a hard knock” in the last paragraph probably means

.
A
、
get knocked down B
、
do a challenging task C
、
experience something new
D
、
have an unpleasant experience
+
9.
阅读理解

I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he will learn to
love himself and will be successful in his own way.
Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and
he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to
sit down, telling him that he should concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as
if he didn't even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting frustrated,
but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate
when he stood up. Could he be more intent while standing up?
This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I
was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success. This child
would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone
important in life.
Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with
their own sets of DNA and personality traits, and all you can do is loving and
accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we
need to be our kids' best cheerleaders, guiding them and helping them find their
way.
I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is
concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our
kids' ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn't mean
we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being
individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and that's just the way I want
my kids to live their own life.
(1)
、
At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him
.
A
、
finish his homework on time B
、
keep silent in the room C
、
pay more attention
to his study D
、
get right answers
(2)
、
Inspired by the case of his son, the author began to doubt
.
A
、
the old form of education B
、
the importance of parents C
、
the relationship
between kids and their parents D
、
the good grades of some kids
(3)
、
According to the passage, which of the following statements is RIGHT?
A
、
We should help kids correct their wrong ways. B
、
Parents should love and
accept their kids. C
、
Parents should study their kids' DNA D
、
Kids should be
taught to behave themselves.
(4)
、
Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A
、
Study Hard and You'll Be Successful. B
、
Be Friendly to Your Children.
C
、
Parents' Help with Their Children's Study. D
、
Children's Success in Their
Own Style.
+
10.
阅读理解

Yesterday I work up to the sound of music on my couch in my fifth floor
apartment downtown. I couldn't possibly tell you what song was playing because
my monologue of things to do that day had already begun. My thoughts ranged
from what deals needed my attention today to what is the meaning of life. I felt as
if it was going to be one of “
those days
”.



After taking my son to school and glancing at my calendar, I noticed I was
meeting my 85-year-old friend Harry. I remembered that we first met at a glass
shop. I needed a new window and he was talking to the store clerk about his glass
fireplace insert needing replacement. As I stood behind him in line, I found not
how this old man funny and compassionate at the same time. By the end of his
discussion I was so entertained that I decided to drum up a conversation with him.
That was how our friendship began. I later learned this gentleman was originally
from the mid-west and grew up on a farm. At 17, he joined the army and travelled
the world until his late 40's. After the retirement, his wife passed away and now
he lives alone in his three-bedroom home.
We met at the appointed time. I promised to take him to lunch anywhere he
wanted to go and he said, “I
am a simple man; let's go to Taco Bell. Furthermore I
don't need a pat on the back because it is only 18 inches away from a kick in the
rear.” We both laughed as we got into the car.

As we pulled into the parking lot of Taco Bell, Harry jumped out of the car and
told me, “I have to go into the donut(
甜甜圈
) shop next door before going to Taco
Bell.” Of course I agreed and in we went. He immediately walked in and began

having a joke with the owner of the shop in his fashion. They bantered as she
gave him a doz
en donuts and off we went. I couldn't help but ask him, “What are

the donuts for?” He quickly replied, “You will soon see.”

As we opened the door to Taco Bell, the line was very long. It was lunch time.
People were on their cell phones. Babies were crying and the waiters looked
stressed and burnt out. Harry and I were waiting in line chatting about nothing
until we reached the front of the line. As he walked to the counter, all the waiters
began smiling. He placed the box of donuts on the counter and said,
“These are

for you and other staff.” Instantly, the mood in the restaurant changed. This single

act of kindness made the customers, the waiters, the kids and even me take a look
internally and ask: when was the last time we did something nice for a stranger?
What was most amazing to me was earlier that morning I wasn't thrilled with
my life. It felt like it was just another day. Watching this gentleman spend 6
dollars on donuts and provide them for the staff in a packed restaurant at the lunch
rush hour changed my outlook on life. If you don't believe me, try it yourself.
Take the approach in life that you make an effort to do the little things in order to
make people feel appreciated on a daily basis. You will see that your life will be
better and you will
have less of “those days” I was talking about earlier in this

article.
(1)
、
The “those days” in Paragraph 1 implies that the author ________.

A
、
was in a good mood B
、
was anxious about his life C
、
was a little bored with
his life and work D
、
was well prepared for his work
(2)
、
Why did Harry buy donuts before going to the restaurant?


A
、
To comfort the waiters in the restaurant. B
、
To give the author a pleasant
surprise. C
、
To avoid standing in line in the restaurant. D
、
To give a present to the
owner of the restaurant.
(3)
、
The mood in the restaurant changed because ________.
A
、
Harry gave people there a speech B
、
people felt embarrassed about the act
C
、
Harry was deeply respected there D
、
people were moved by the kind act
(4)
、
Which of the following best describes Harry?
A
、
Calm and wise. B
、
Old and determined. C
、
Kind and humorous. D
、
Simple
and serious.
(5)
、
What does the author intend to tell us through the passage?
A
、
An old horse knows the way. B
、
Even a small act of kindness makes a
difference. C
、
It's important for people to respect each other. D
、
Never take your
job for granted.
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11.
阅读理解

We took a rare family road trip to the Adirondacks in late August
，
and it was as
refreshing and exhausting as family vacations tend to be
．
Toward the end of our
long drive home, even the kids were leaning forward in their seats urging my lead
foot on
．
At that point in a road trip
，
even sixty-five miles per hour feels slow. We
have become numb to our speed and numb to the road signs flashing by.
My family lives on the edge of Lancaster County. Only thirty miles from
home
，
I hit the brakes
，
and we began to roll
，
slowly
，
behind a horse-drawn
carriage. We began to open our eyes again
．
We saw familiar green hills and the
farm with the best watermelons. I rolled down the windows, and we breathed
again
．
Just-cut hay and a barn full of dairy cattle
．

At five miles per hour
，
you remember what you forget at sixty-five
．
You are
thinking about a place
，
even when you are moving from place to place
．

I am a placemaker. A homemaker, too. I am a mother of a young kid at
home
，
and also a writer and a gardener
．
But
，
for me
，
those roles are wrapped up
with the one big thing I want to do with the rest of my life
：
I want to cultivate a
place and share it with others
．

The place I make with my family is a red-brick farmhouse built in l880. It has
quite a few nineteenth-century bedrooms and a few acres of land
，
and we love
nothing more than to fill them with neighbors and friends. We grow vegetables
and flowers
，
keep a baker's dozen of egg
—
laying chickens
，
and
，
since we moved
in three years ago
，
we have planted many
，
many trees
．



Living with my life's purpose does not allow for much travel. I need to be
here
，
feeding the chickens and watering the tomatoes. Any extra in the
budget
，
and we spend it on trees
．

But I learned something at the end of our family road trip
．
Travel can help me
in the task of caring for my own place
．
When I slow down and pay attention to
the road between here and there
，
travel tells me the connections between my
place and all the other places
．

(1)
、
What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?
A
、
The tiredness of her past family life
．


B
、
Her disappointment at the family
road trip
．

C
、
The family's eagerness to return home
．

D
、
Kids'excitement at
driving fast on the road
．

(2)
、
Why did the author slow her car some miles from her home?
A
、
Because she made a way for a horse- drawn carriage
．

B
、
Because she enjoyed
the scenery along the road
．

C
、
Because she needed a break after the long drive
．

D
、
Because she wanted to get rid of a fast-paced life
．

(3)
、
What can be the best title of the passage?
A
、
On the Way Home B
、
Never Travel again C
、
Escape from a Family Life
D
、
Life on the Farm
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12.
阅读理解

Watching wooden dolls come to life may not be one of the most popular forms
of entertainment today, but with over twenty years' experience, talented puppeteer
(
木偶表演者
) Peter Roberts has earned himself the title “master puppeteer”

because of his great ability to turn puppets into believable, almost living
characters. “People are quite often surprised to hear what I do f
or living and have
little appreciation of puppy as a form of entertainment. But while the exact origins
of puppet theatre are unknown, it has been popular in many cultures and may
have been the very first kind of theatre,” he explains.

Roberts' shows are h
ighly original. “A puppet show can involve anything from

clowning(
傻逗
) to storytelling,” he says, Equally diverse are the audiences he

performs for. “Some are attracted by the puppets themselves, while others enjoy

the dialogue.” Roberts believes that this
form of entertainment can be appreciated
by people of all ages and cultures.
Roberts' interest in puppets started when he received some beautiful glove
puppets one Christmas. He started putting on shows with these for family and
friends and then moved on to handmade Chinese string puppets. Learning mostly
from books and personal experience, he explains, “I was already spending most of

my free time carving puppets and putting on shows, so I hardly noticed the
change from students to full-time professio
nal puppeteer.”

The puppets are designed specifically for each show, which is extremely time
consuming. According to Roberts, “Sometimes what you expect and what you

actually create in the end are two very different things. I've made some of my best
puppets 'accidentally'.”

When most people hear the word “puppetry”, they more than likely think of a

way of keeping children entertained at birthday parties. Certainly the subject
matter will be expected to be light- hearted rather than serious. However, Roberts
wants to point out that puppets come serious messages sometimes.” he says.

(1)
、
What do we know about puppetry in the first paragraph?
A
、
It is a most popular form of entertainment. B
、
It cannot give people pleasure
any more. C
、
It was first brought to life by Peter Roberts. D
、
Its value as an art
form is not fully recognized.
(2)
、
In Roberts' eyes, his puppet shows
.
A
、
usually attract people full of humor B
、
are most something for old aged
audience C
、
display something meaningful for different people D
、
involve hard
work and great intelligence
(3)
、
Roberts developed an interest in puppets because of
.
A
、
the puppet show books B
、
his university major C
、
a Christmas gift D
、
some
Chinese string puppets
(4)
、
What does Roberts want people to think of puppet theatre?
A
、
It is just a kind of entertainment for kids. B
、
It can be educational as well as
entertaining. C
、
It is only a kind of serious art form. D
、
It should be kept light-
hearted.
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13.
阅读理解

Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a
“language” that the

whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart
and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal,
music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people
in different ways.
I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles
came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today
cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across
America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke...
even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just under three
months after the assassination(
暗杀
) of President John Kennedy, which had put